Creamery utensil



Patented May 4,1926

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' csemmemsm To all whom -z't mag pconcemri 4 Be it known that I, Gnarls A; Nonis; a

cit izenoithe United: States; residingwat; Barry, in'the county of Pil-:e:"-and:"-State" of 6 Illinois; have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Creamery Utensils,- of: which I the; followlngr 1s a specification,

reference-v being; had to- I the accompanying;

drawings;- 10h "testing the contents 1 thereof. 1

III the majority of localities the farmer orgdairymansells his produ'ct at what is kno-wnvasacream station, the product being.

delivered in'cans which are-collectedtronr the farmsror 'dairies each" morning. 3 The contentsg'of each can must be" separately '-tested,' the'ican emptied and returned-to the farmer or *dairyinanfor use the following; i'

nterning.

' An'timportant ob to: provide1'a sdev1ce' ofth1s character which as capable of use ;for simultaneously cleansing the can and niakingia test of the contents of a'the can'fto 'determine" the quality: thereof, which testaa's -we11 known to those familiar 1 with the art,.--is. usually conducted "by" heat "ing 3 a sam mined Ydegreer 7 provide a device of this character which may be conve'niently operated fI'Ol'l'h'tlIlYtYPB of stove cheaply and conveniently operated.

A sti ll further 'objectpt the invention is to provide a device for-steaming cream cans so constructed that the butter-fat dripping from the can is not subjected to suflicient heat to cause the same to fry and smell and thus give an odor to the can.

These and other objectsI attain by the This invention relates -to' creamery uten- S1'lS,w2l11Cl'.4 more: part1oularly= to a device" for use :lIl cleansing milk and cream cans-and 1 can 24 may bedisposedi ect ot' the invention ispie or the; cream to agpredeter j and which accordingly. may b'e very? drawings, therdevice conip risesa containerfl 1O. having intermediate its bottom .11 and I open top 12 apartition ISfOrmin'g iirthe lowerend'ofithe casing" a water co1npart5.6 0 ment 1 1; Thepartltion 131s preferably domed and -prov1ded"w1th a central upward 1y; extendingrtrunco-conical outlet 15.

Within the can in spacedrelation' to the partition 13 is an inclinedbafile 16; extend 5 7 7' ing entirelygacross the can and communicat V in-gfiat -its'lower end "with an outlet Spoi -13 17.

This b'a'fiie is 1 provided central'ly 'with trunco=conical spout 18 into which the upper end'ofltheispout 15"eXtends; Seated upon"- this" trunco conical' spout' i is" an annulus a 19- from. which extend upwardly tapered" legs 20 having: secured thereto, adjacent theirupperend's, aas'pread'erplate 21 an'd at their upper ends a =hood 22.=" Across-the casing, immediately above the baflie 16; are arranged 1 supporting rods "'23 1115011- which" a Creamery The space 25fbe tween. the partition-"13 and baffle 16" is in communication with the" atmosphere ere/ 0 teriorlv of the :casing through :opening's-26- formed in the wallet the casing.

of the casinglyingbelow the partition 13' a cup-shaped receptacle 27 into' which a sand- I ple'of the cream" may befpoure'd fo'r'teStingL- 3A. fiirthcr objcct of the -inv' entio1ris to This receptacle 1 is subj ected to 1 the heat from located drain' cock 28 through? which hot water may bis-withdrawn forusefrom' time to' t'i nie. In theuse ofthe device aporti'on' f of the cream can contents are first deposited in the receptacle-27., Thecan is then emptied and inverted over the trunco-conical spout 18, thecasing having, of course, been placed upon a heaterso that the fluid contained within the compartment lt'is giving off steam.

V the container is prevented, while at the same timesuflicient heat is applied to cause these fats to melt and run down the sides of the can to fall upon the upper surface of the The eXte'ri'o-r 'of the casing i has removablyj 5 V secured thereto at that portion-of "the wall I This steam x passes upwardly through the spout 15,engages against the battle and then pass outwardly through the spout 17. 'Any fats dripping downwardly are prevented from engaging the highly heated plate 21 by the hood 22, thus assuring against smoking of the can and butterfats at this point. Excessive heating ofthe baffle plate or the injection of too highly heated stcam into the can is prevented by the air circulation openings 26 which permit passage of air not only beneath the battle plate but about thetrunco-con1cal spout 15.

Many changes being possible in the con- I struction of the device as hereinbefore set and forming in the lower end of the casing forth without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention, I do not limit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

I. claim i. 1. creamery utensil comprising a'casing having an open top, a partition extending across the casing midway the ends thereof overlying the upper end of the partition spout, and openings formed in the side wall of the casing between the bafiie and partition.

2. A creamery utensil comprising a casing having an open top, a partition extending across the casing midway the ends thereof and forming in the lower end of the casing a'water compartment, said partition having extending upwardly therefrom approxlmately centrally thereof a spout, a drain spout leading from one side of the casing approx1- 7 above the partition, a bafile extending across the casing above the partition and inclining downwardly toward the drain spout, said battle having a spout extending upwardly therefrom and into whichthespout of the partition extends in spaced relation to the wallsthereof, a spreader plate carried by the upper end of the spoutof the bafile plate and.

overlying the upper end of the partition spout, a hood arranged above the upper end of the spreader plate, and means in the'up} per end of the casing for supporting a can in inverted position. 1

3. A creamery utensil adapted to be placed upon a heater and having at its upper end means for supporting a milk can in inverted position and at its lower end a water receptacle, means for directing steam formed upon heatln of the vessel into themouthof a can supoorted by the first named means, and

and water receptacle and insulated from the water; receptacle for collecting butterfats heated and rendered third by the steam and delivering thesame to the exterior of the 1 utensil; q v

. 4. A creamery utensil adapted to be placed upon a. heater and having at its upper end means for supporting a m lk can in inverted position and at its lower end awater recep- V tac'le, a conduit for directing steam formed.

upon heating of the vesselinto the mouth of acan supported bythe first named means, a

spreader plate associated withthe mouthof directed, a hoodvarranged above and spaced t the conduit and against which thesteam is from the spreaderplate and means intermedlate the first, named means and .water re ceptacle and insulated from the water receptacle for collecting butterfats heated and rendered fluid by the stean and delivering the same to the exterior of the utensil.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature. 7 1 I ounris A; News; 

